Shelf-label.



W. T. SHERER.

SHELF LABEL' APPLICATION FILED MAR. n. 1918.

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WILLIAM 'I. SHERER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHELF-LABEL.

Application filed March 11, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. SHERER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Shelf-Labels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in label supports which are easily fastened in place, moved or removed. It has for an object to provide a simple, easily applied shelf label which can with little effort be slipped into place on a shelf but which when in place will firmly hold its position and will not slip or be displaced by a chance rub or blow.

Another object is to provide a firm holding label support which is easily removable.

My invention is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawings wherein V Figure 1 is a front elevation of shelves with my label support in place thereon;

Fig. 2 is a cross section of a shelf with my label support in place;

Fig. 3 is a cross section of a shelf with the label support about to be placed in position;

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the support showing the fastening means;

Fig. 5 is a cross section of a modified form of my invention in place on a shelf.

Like parts are indicated by like letters in all the figures.

A is a label support of metal or other suitable material adapted to be fastened to shelves B and the like by means of flanges C and D. The support A is preferably made broader than the thickness of the shelf or board or projection against which it is to fit. The upper flange C extends at a right angle from the label and fits snugly against the top surface of the shelf. It will be understood that if the top of the shelf and the front surface of the shelf are at an angle other than a right angle the relation of the flange and the label can be modified to conform thereto. The lower flange D may be of any suitable shape but I prefer to have it so shaped that it will not engage the shelf intermediate the label and the end of the flange, and that it will be yielding or flexible so that the inner end of the lower flange and the upper flange may be closer together than the thickness of the shelf when the device is not in operation. Thus there will be a yielding pressure tending to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

Serial No. 221,608.

hold the clamp or holder in position on the shelf. The inner end of the flange is upturned to form a holding blade E terminating in a plurality of teeth F which grip the lowerside of the shelf. In the preferred form of my invention the lower flange D is so shaped as to form with the label itself a downwardly depending fold G which can serve as a handle to remove the label. The holding blade E is preferably inclined forward toward the label to give the maximum hold on the shelf. It will be understood that the irregularly formed flange could be placed above the shelf were there need for such arrangement or that both flanges might be formed to grip the shelf only at their ends when there is any advantage thereby to be obtained.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 5, the depth of the flange X is much less than the depth of the flange C and the flange X with its forwardly extending toothed holding plate X is shorter and thus somewhat stiffer though still you get the spring efiect. The point of this arrangement is that the parts are so positioned that you first can engage the toothed edge and then rotate the carrier about the engaging point bending it sl ghtly as it engages the shelf and it will finally snap into position without movement of the toothed portion with respect to the shelf. Thus this device can be put in place with less damage to the shelf surface since there is no sliding contact of any cutting part upon the shelf.

It will be evident that while I have shown in my drawings an operative device, still many changes might be made both in size, shape and arrangement of parts without departing materially from the spirit of my invention and I wish, therefore, that my drawings be regarded as in a sense diagrammatic.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows When it is desired to fit the label to a shelf the lower flange with its inclined gripping blade is placed in contact with the lower surface of the shelf and the whole label is turned on the holding blade as a pivot. With the length of flange shown in Figs. 2 and 3, it will be necessary further to press the label in place but with the form shown in Fig. 5 the mere revolution of the label on the holding blade will fit it in place. The holding blade being inclined toward the label it will firmly hold the label in place move the Whole label Without'difiieulty, or

the upper forward portion of the carrier may be engageda-nd it may be rotated about the line ofengagement as an axisahd. grad ually slidforwar-d at the same time thus makiifi'g it' possible to take it'ofl ith practioally no sliding movement of the upper fian'geiupon the top of the shelf and With little if any sliding movement of'the toothed holding portion on the bottom of the shell. n;.' W Asa new article of manufacture, a shelf clampingtag holder eomprising a plate of thinfs-prln'g sheet metal of an irregular U shape, 'the' bottom adapted to en a e the edge oi the shelf and extend below the same andv to hold the tag, the upper limb adapted to overlie the forward part of the shelf sur face, and the lower limb upwardly bent and provided at its edge with teeth turned to- Ward thebottom so as to permit the holder to be easily slipped into position and to resist motion away from the shelf, the distance between the tWo limbs and their length being su ch that the holder can be rotated about the toothed edgewhen the latter is in position on the bottom of the shelf so as to bring the upper limb into proper position ithout materially sliding the toothed porti'on-along theshelf in either direction.

In testimony whereof, I allixiny signature in the presence of two'witnesses this 7th day of March, 1918. l v

7 WILLIAM T. SHERER.

Witnesses: v N V I LAUREL M. DoBEMUs,

llIARION INGRAHAM.

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Washington, D. 0." 

